This, he said, is to test-run the tools ahead of the enforcement of the speed limiter device which begins on September 1.

While the radar guns will enable his men to detect excess speeding by any driver, the alcoholisers, according to Akpabio, will help to detect any driver driving under the influence of alcohol.

Akpabio spoke when he led other top-ranking officers of the Corps to receive a Toyota Hilux Patrol Van donated to the agency by the Deeper Life church.

The gift, according to the Ministry’s General Superintendent, Pastor William F. Kumuyi, was borne out of the desire to boost the Corps’ capacity to respond to increased crashes on the roads.

Pastor Kumuyi, represented by Pastor John Akinwale, said the car would boost the activities of the FRSC, especially on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

He urged motorists and other road users to be patient and respect traffic laws while on the road. According to the man of God, obedience to the road’s traffic regulations, guarantees everyone’s safety on the road.

He prayed to God to touch road users’ hearts while on the wheels so that the power of crashes can be conquered and eliminated.

Receiving the gift, Akpabio, thanked the Deeper Life Church and the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) for their support to the command. He said their support had gone a long way to lift the initiative, even as he called for better relationship between the Corps and other stakeholders. Akpabio said lack of infrastructures has been the bane of the command’s smooth operations on the corridor.

He added that ambulance, towing vehicles, patrol vans and motorbikes have been hindering the Corps smooth operations within the area.

He added that all the tools required to curb road accidents cannot be achieved without the support of stakeholders.

Describing as worrisome, the high level of crashes which occur daily on the road, Akpabio said FRSC not less than 1.2million people are killed on the road every year while over two million sustain injuries.

According to him, global statistics showed that over a million crashes were recorded between 1960 and December 2012, and one person is killed every 25 second.

To reverse the ugly trend, the FRSC chief said road safety must be a shared responsibility between the agency and the society and this requires more involvement of all stakeholders.

He said campaigns aimed at correcting road attitudes would do more in reducing the rate of accidents on the roads than arresting traffic offenders.

He appealed for more partnership with all stakeholders to enable the Corps achieve its goal of reducing road crashes across the country.

The Mowe Unit Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, thanked the Deeper Life for the patrol van and the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) for the patrol bike donated to the command.

He pledged that the command would ensure the vehicles are used for their purposes.

Ogunjobi urged the churches to engage more in the safety campaigns among its members, noting that the Bible advocates safety.